malisonwilder
Joined Mar 2023
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This film blew me away. I won't summarize the plot, which many other reviewers here have done very well, but instead I want to speak to how strange and refreshing it felt to watch a movie that exudes female energy from the inside out.
So many movies about and for women are "chick flicks," which are born of a foundationally male system that's trying to market to women. While I might get the occasional laugh or tear watching a chick flick, those movies have never really spoken to me, or given me the sense of complexity that real people live with. On the other side of the stick are the many, many films that are incredible, rich, complex, deep, and typically feel very masculine somehow, even when they feature great female characters.
This is something different. The narrative arc is not a hero's journey. There isn't really a 3-act structure (I don't think so anyway, after one viewing). It floats and weaves, the emotions from one character bleeding into another. There's a very long argument to be had about *why* this very different style of story-telling feels gendered to me, but for now, I'll just say that this movie feels female from the inside out.
I was curious to get to the credits, and was delighted to see a mix of genders in the collective who created this fantastic film. So, although it would be easy to pigeonhole this movie into one made for women, the project gives me hope that we can all help each other tell our own authentic, complex, and messy stories, even when we're coming from different places.
All of this, AND I genuinely laughed out loud at least ten times? (For me that's a lot of laughter!) AND the acting is great?? AND the movie was set and shot beautifully?!? This one is a winner in my book. Can't wait to see more from this talented group of people. I sincerely hope it gets distribution so more people get to watch it!
So many movies about and for women are "chick flicks," which are born of a foundationally male system that's trying to market to women. While I might get the occasional laugh or tear watching a chick flick, those movies have never really spoken to me, or given me the sense of complexity that real people live with. On the other side of the stick are the many, many films that are incredible, rich, complex, deep, and typically feel very masculine somehow, even when they feature great female characters.
This is something different. The narrative arc is not a hero's journey. There isn't really a 3-act structure (I don't think so anyway, after one viewing). It floats and weaves, the emotions from one character bleeding into another. There's a very long argument to be had about *why* this very different style of story-telling feels gendered to me, but for now, I'll just say that this movie feels female from the inside out.
I was curious to get to the credits, and was delighted to see a mix of genders in the collective who created this fantastic film. So, although it would be easy to pigeonhole this movie into one made for women, the project gives me hope that we can all help each other tell our own authentic, complex, and messy stories, even when we're coming from different places.
All of this, AND I genuinely laughed out loud at least ten times? (For me that's a lot of laughter!) AND the acting is great?? AND the movie was set and shot beautifully?!? This one is a winner in my book. Can't wait to see more from this talented group of people. I sincerely hope it gets distribution so more people get to watch it!